Freaks (Live song)
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| "Freaks" | ||||
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| Single by Live | ||||
| from the album Secret Samadhi | ||||
| B-side | "Love My Way" | |||
| Released | May 5, 1997[1] | |||
| Length | 4:53 | |||
| Label | Radioactive Records | |||
| Songwriter | Live | |||
| Producers | Jay Healy, Live | |||
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| Alternative covers | ||||
 UK CD2 | ||||
"Freaks" is a song by alternative rock group Live, which was released as the second single from their 1997 album, Secret Samadhi.
The song was not released as a single in the US, but still reached #5 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart[2] and #13 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.[2] The single was included as a bonus disc on some copies of the album Secret Samadhi in Australia.
The cover art for the single is from the song's music video, which was directed by Paul Cunningham.[3] The video stars British actor Peter Guinness and features Live, dressed in red shirts and tuxedos, performing the song in a club, where the only drink served appears to be milk. Guinness plays a newcomer to the bar who sits drinking black coffee and refuses the attempts of another patron to get him to try the milk. After a scuffle the newcomer tries to leave but is subdued by the other patrons who force him to drink the milk from a champagne bottle.
Chart positions
The song reached #60 on the UK Singles Chart,[4] #80 in The Netherlands and #36 in Australia.[5]